Tourist attractions, e.g. trips to the rim of the crater, hotel accomomdation, souvenir shops
Minerals, e.g. sulphur, borax, pumice
Lava flows build new land, e.g. Iceland, Hawaii
Hot Springs for bathing, heating
Heat used to generate electricity
Disadvantages
Explosions and eruptions leading to:
dangerous gases
loss of life
loss of homes, animals and crops
disease and fires
avalanches, mudflows and floods
loss of wildlife, trees and plants
VERY IMPORTANT!!!!
The impact of tectonic activity (earthquakes and volcanoes) is often much more severe in Less Economically Developed Countries (LEDC) than in More Economically Developed Countires (MEDC).
Many LEDCs cannot afford early warning systems or evacuation plans. Housing is often overcrowded and poorly constructed so that it collapses or catches fire easily. Communications are frequently poor so that emergency services take a long time to reach a disaster area.
An earthquake or volcano usually has less impact in the countryside than in towns and cities, where there are higher population densities. The urban infrastructure means there is very muc more damage to property, industry and services. Collapsed power lines and fractured gas mains add to the casualties and increase the chance of fires and explosions. Disease may also spread more quickly in more populated areas.
Why live near volcanoes?
Advantages
Disadvantages
VERY IMPORTANT!!!!
The impact of tectonic activity (earthquakes and volcanoes) is often much more severe in Less Economically Developed Countries (LEDC) than in More Economically Developed Countires (MEDC).
Many LEDCs cannot afford early warning systems or evacuation plans. Housing is often overcrowded and poorly constructed so that it collapses or catches fire easily. Communications are frequently poor so that emergency services take a long time to reach a disaster area.
An earthquake or volcano usually has less impact in the countryside than in towns and cities, where there are higher population densities. The urban infrastructure means there is very muc more damage to property, industry and services. Collapsed power lines and fractured gas mains add to the casualties and increase the chance of fires and explosions. Disease may also spread more quickly in more populated areas.